Rattling the Bars host Mansa Musa, former political prisoner and Black Panther, speaks with Alberto Toscano, professor of critical theory and author of Late Fascism, about how consent and coercion operate within US civil society and abroad today. In Part 2 of their two-part conversation, Musa and Toscano unpack the history and relevance of Antonio Gramsci, the Italian Marxist theorist imprisoned by fascist dictator Benito Mussolini in 1926, and they discuss how Donald Trump's domestic and foreign platforms in 2026 animate white nationalism—relying on the explicit promise of state violence against targeted populations. 

Guests:

• Alberto Toscano is a renowned Italian cultural critic, social theorist, philosopher, translator, and adjunct professor at the Simon Fraser University School of Communication. Toscano is a columnist at In These Times and the (co-)author of numerous books, including: Late Fascism: Race, Capitalism and the Politics of Crisis; and Fanaticism: On the Uses of an Idea.

Credits:

• Producer / Videographer / Editor: Cameron Granadino

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